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OLMSTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER (CONTINUED)
Q: Why are you running for county commissioner and how does your experience qualify you for the position?
A: I am running for Olmsted County Commissioner out of a deep sense of public service. Being a commissioner satisfies a personal desire to serve people and our community. Making Olmsted County the best place anywhere to live, work, and raise a family is my priority. I have served Rochester on the Park Board, City Council and in the Minnesota Senate. It is not those experiences that qualify me, it is about what I have done with the experiences. I led on bringing Destination Medical Center to Rochester creating investments and many jobs. I led on the Mayo Civic Center expansion, completing Highway 14 from Dodge Center to Owa- tonna, bringing a new sewer and water system to Oronoco, dredging Lake Zumbro, creating a University of Minnesota Rochester, creating the Minnesota Bio business Center, the establishment of a Regional Men- tal Health Crisis Center in Rochester and much more. I know how to put ideas and people together to get things done. Results more than anything is what I believe, qualifies me to be a commissioner. Q: What are your top two priorities or issues as a candidate for county commissioner? A: First and foremost, my top priority is to be a commissioner who serves the citizens of Olmsted County well. This would certainly include the policy areas but as importantly to be the best commissioner possible from the standpoint of constituent focus and service. I believe to my core that government exists to serve the needs of people and that elected officials have a primary obligation to make sure that focus is always present. If elected, I want people to say at the conclusion of my term. “Job well done.” Secondly, I believe the role of any elected official is to see the future and go there. Climate and environmental sustainability are extremely important issues for me. If elected I want to help lead Olmsted County towards focusing on decarbonizing its systems and operations and making sure the practices of the county are as environmentally sustainable as possible. DAVID SENJEM DISTRICT 2
| Advantage Magazine 8
October 2022
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